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Why I Chose to Be a Financial Aid Administrator
Even in this most difficult of years, financial aid is my calling, Steven J. McDowell writes.
Brown Sees Steep Drop in Diversity of Incoming Class
Decades of Enrollment Declines for Black Men at HBCUs
Black men make up roughly a quarter of students at historically Black colleges and universities, a significant drop from years past, according to a new report.
Common App Expands Direct Admissions
An Early Look at Diversity Post–Affirmative Action
Colleges are slowly releasing demographic data for the Class of 2028, giving a glimpse of the Supreme Court ruling’s impact on racial diversity. The results are decidedly mixed.
Reducing the Costs of College Transfer
How some institutions are removing barriers through student-centered policies.
Can AI Help a Student Get Into Stanford or Yale?
Two entrepreneurial Stanford students fed hundreds of essays—both high and low quality—into an AI model to train it on what top-tier colleges look for in admissions essays.
A Neglected Transition—the Students Who Stay
Each year, a number of undergraduate seniors choose to re-enroll at their institution to further their graduate education. Helping these learners readjust to their alma mater can boost feelings of belonging.